Wright, Gemma; Noble, Michael; Ntshongwana, Phakama; Neves, David; Barnes, Helen(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2013)

The purpose of this document is to define the group of people whom we are considering as
part of the project ‘Lone Mothers in South Africa: The role of social security in respecting
and protecting dignity’. Setting to ...

Wright, Gemma; Noble, Michael; Ntshongwana, Phakama; Neves, David; Barnes, Helen(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2013)

The purpose of this document is to define the group of people whom we are considering as
part of the project ‘Lone Mothers in South Africa: The role of social security in respecting
and protecting dignity’. Setting to ...

Wright, Gemma; Noble, Michael; Ntshongwana, Phakama; Neves, David; Barnes, Helen(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2014)

This study explored lone mothers’ experiences of social security in South
Africa in terms of whether it protects and respects their dignity. Interviews
were undertaken with almost two hundred low income lone mothers ...

Wright, Gemma; Noble, Michael; Ntshongwana, Phakama; Neves, David; Barnes, Helen(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2014)

The Child Support Grant (CSG) is social assistance for children with low income caregivers. It is
currently paid at the rate of R310 per month and there are more than 11 million child
beneficiaries. Almost all (98%) of ...

Wright, Gemma; Noble, Michael; Ntshongwana, Phakama; Neves, David; Barnes, Helen(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2014)

The Universal Declaration of Human Rights introduces the recognition of the inherent dignity of
all people as a foundation of freedom, justice and peace in the world. Dignity plays a prominent
role in South Africa’s ...

Wright, Gemma; Noble, Michael; Ntshongwana, Phakama; Neves, David; Barnes, Helen(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2014)

This working paper forms part of a project entitled ‘Lone Mothers in South Africa:
The role of social security in respecting and protecting dignity’. The project originates from
research undertaken for the South African ...

Wright, Gemma; Noble, Michael; Ntshongwana, Phakama(Institute for Poverty, Land and Agrarian Studies, University of the Western Cape, 2014)

The purpose of this themed working paper is to explore lone mothers’ accounts of what dignity
means in the context of their lives and how the experience of poverty and inequality impacts on
their sense of dignity. This ...

The purpose of this document is to define the group of people whom we are considering as part of the project ‘Lone Mothers in South Africa: The role of social security in respecting and protecting dignity’. Setting to one ...

This working paper forms part of a project entitled ‘Lone Mothers in South Africa: The role of social security in respecting and protecting dignity’. The project originates from research undertaken for the South African ...

In Part 1 of this themed working paper, an account is provided of low income lone mothers’
portrayals of dignity in relation to their lives. A key objective of the project was to explore what
‘dignity’ means to low income ...